I Did It Because I Could
Don D
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William Jefferson Clinton today is said by his handlers to be "Tackling it head on" when he says to Dan Rather, while biting his bottom lip, "The reason I did it is simple and is the worst of all possible reasons; I did it because I could. That's the most morally indefensible reason of all." The man is psycho if he thinks people of intelligence will buy that. "Just because I could" is not the reason he did what he did with Lewinski. People do things for much more intelligent psychological reasons. He either did it because he needed the affection or the power or the attention or the release or whatever. Not because he could. "Because he could" only made it easy to do what he decided to do and made it possible for him to act on his urge. Dems and Libs by the droves are saying now that "the man has tackled the truth of the issue head on". I assume I might respect the man for telling the truth if he were to simply say, for example, "I did it because I detested the woman I was married to and I had turned 50 and a young chic offered and I was somewhat neglected and opportunity presented itself and I thought nobody would ever know and I thought I could pull it off and it didn't work, did it?" Let's have some truth for once in his life. What think ye?
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"...for example, 'I did it because I detested the woman I was married to...'" Yep, I think that is it.
Why didn't he give that reason while his confession was being video taped? :~~
Pah-lease...!
Just curious what does he say about "I tried marijuana but I NEVER inhaled."
It's certainly a scary thought that he did things because he "could". Good thing he left office when he did...no telling what havoc he could have caused in the world.
That being said....while I don't condone his behavior, and I'm not saying that his family didn't suffer....it was a personal issue. No matters of national security were compromised, our troops were not in danger, and I'm still not sure that it was worth all the fanfare it received. If Monica had come out and said that it was not consensual...THAT would have been something...but she was involved equally....
Again, I'm not saying it was right...I'm just not sure that it was a matter of national security...
When I cheated, it was with a 9. And when the sun hit her just right, she was a flat out 10. When you're caught, you can at least say, " Ok I made a mistake, but you have to admit, WHAT A GORGEOUS MISTAKE!" Looking back I would have to say it was worth every damn minute.
Today, I'm in my second marraige (I finally walked) and I never could have believed that married life can be this great. My cheatin' days are over.
So Bubba, I can understand your picking the forbidden fruit, but my God man, choose a better looking tree.
I thought Clinton told us all that he "did not have sexual relations with that person, Ms. Lewinsky." x}>
How many people believed him then? Probably the same amount believe him now.
And Larry, I think Clinton has his own orchard not just one tree.
>I thought Clinton told us all that he "did not have sexual relations with that person, Ms. Lewinsky." x}>
>How many people believed him then? Probably the
>same amount believe him now.
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Probably the same number of people who believe G. Bush about Iraq.
This is my way of saying that while I think what Clinton did was horrible, nobody died because of the lies.
And who knows what damage might have been done to this country while his drawers were around his ankles and he was rocked back on a mahogany credenza? Who knows? Hell, he could have blown off Gorbacev or the big guy in Egypt on the phone in the middle of doing it 'because he could'. We simply don't know, and never will.
In my opinion the man single handedly, in eight short years, did more to destroy the 'office of the Presidency' than all other behaviors of all other presidents combined. We have his behavior to thank for the notion our high school seniors now hold of that office. We all grew up with a particular idea of the dignity of that office. And so did our current high school seniors.
These are still real guys with lives that do extend beyond being President. And while he may have had an immoral roll-in-the-hay, I don't think, like him or not, that anyone can argue that he was not paying attention to the details during his terms.
Q :"Why do dogs lick their b-lls?"
A: "Because they can"
which actually is appropriate if he is likening himself to a dog. (sorry dog lovers, no insult intended to your loyal pets).
Then he did...
Next, he was caught with his pants down, and
caught lying about it.
Poor Old Bill. What does he want ? People to feel sorry for him? NO WAY !
Chari
The fact remains that we survived his eight years intact and, as much as I may have disliked him, I have to agree with Denise on this point.
When a person assumes the position of most powerful individual in the free world, it's unrealistic not to expect that there may be some transgressions, big or small. Think Richard Nixon. Dwight Eisenhower. FDR. JFK. All of these presidents committed either adultery, which everyone on this thread seems to agree is indicative of amorality, or some other abuse of power (relating to Nixon in particular).
It makes you think, What other actions did he do while in office because he could??
Finally, I'd like the Pres. of the U.S. to be a role model for my kids. Unfortunately, a vast majority of the kids in my children's middle school, now consider the action he did with Monica to NOT BE SEX. After all the President of the U.S. SAID AS MUCH ON NATIONAL TV.
Where is our MORAL compass folks?
I pointed out the shortcomings of our former presidents (note that I picked two republicans and two democrats, just to be fair) not to cloud the issue but merely to illustrate that if you are prone to that type of behavior, being the most powerful man in the world just makes it that much easier to succumb to it.
I maintain that the last decent, moral president we had was Jimmy Carter - and look what happened to that poor guy. Pilloried by the press and conservatives alike!
We explained Watergate to a generation of children and they know it's wrong (I don't recall any increase in the number of wiretaps, office burglaries or secret tape recordings promulgated by children scarred by Watergate); hopefully parents will explain that Clinton's behavior is unacceptable and our children will say, "Oh. Okay. He was a jerk."
It is difficult to teach my child to have pride and respect for the Presidency when the guy in that office is on the front page of Newsweek caught with his pants down foolishly and arrogantly denying it. It is very sad that when my children were at an age when they should have been learning about the duties and responsibilities of the leaders of our government, I had to be explaining to them about certain acts of intimacy and why people were upset that our president had engaged in them with someone other than his wife. Clinton put himself in the postion of having his private intimate actions exposed to the public and to the children of this country. shame on him.
>remain completely celebate(perhaps also avoid
>any other distractions, like golf and vacations)
>during their tenure?
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And while he may
>have had an immoral roll-in-the-hay, I don't
>think, like him or not, that anyone can argue
>that he was not paying attention to the details
>during his terms.
I don't think anybody ought to remain celibate. Even those who have taken vows to do so, don't. But, last I heard the man also has a vow of fidelity in a marital relationship. He trashed that and trashed every American when he looked in that camera and denied his relationship and insulted you and me with his antics of 'what is is'. I will forever be insulted and offended by his sullying of our building which has this odd aura of sanctity. The same oval office that Reagan never even took his coat off in. It's simply continuing the offensiveness for him to grin and expect me to believe he's finally 'coming clean'. You asked about avoiding golf and vacations. Hell, life was a vacation for the man, as was golf. Neither of those activities is offensive. 'An immoral roll in the hay'? If that's your recollection of this male slut, you have a mighty poor memory. He cavorted or attempted to with hundreds of women since entering political in the state next to mine, BECAUSE HE COULD. "I was a whore because I could be, nyuk nyuk." And who knows what 'details' went un-tended to while he had his palm on top of her head. And who killed Vince Foster who was on the verge of exposing Hillary and creating major pains for Billy Boy? The man is slimier than ten Nixon's. Shadowfax summed him up nicely in his last post. Superbly well done, Shadow.
Oh, geez, I was wondering how long it would take for THAT old chestnut to surface! I must say now that I have seen it all. I've never seen a conservative republican conspiracy theorist before. x;-)